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Boey yourself

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In a rare opportunity, we took J and K to a book signing ceremony last Sunday.

Why rare? Because it’s hard to come across an author who is loved by them and is willing to do the autograph at the same time.

It turned out to be an exciting event for the kids and even for me. The crowd was manageable and we had the chance to ask the author anything we wanted and took pictures.

The problem is J and K only started to “love” this artist-cum-author a few weeks ago. Even though they knew about Cheeming Boey‘s first book “When I was a kid” long time ago, it was not time yet for them to pick it up and read. [Read more…]

Are you a TV addict?

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If you are, chances are, your child is too.

No, I didn’t conduct any survey or something like that to come to the conclusion.

It just based on my observation that if a parent is glued to the idiot box, your child will draw entertainment from it too.

I could be wrong but…

I have many parents complain their children watch too much TeeVee.

What they don’t realize is the principle of “monkey see monkey do” at work. The child just follows what the dad or mom do. [Read more…]

I am still struggling with this…

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I am the first to admit that I am not a perfect parent.

I am still struggling with this…

I bought a copy of The Last Lecture at a book fair. The book is a transcript of a highly viral video on YouTube posted more than 5 years ago. Randy Pausch made the awesome speech before he died of cancer on July 25 2008.

(BTW, you can watch the video here)

I am aware of this story but a recent revisit reminded me of this challenge that I need to be conscious of… and hopefully get rid of in the future. [Read more…]

When your child writes his first love letter…

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“When will a child fall in love?”

Honestly, I chucked this question in a remote corner of my mind thinking that it was still unrelated to my current situation.

As J and K are only 10 and 7 respectively, it seems very remote that I have to ponder and explore this mind-boggling question. Not at least 5 or 10 years later.

Boy, was I wrong!

Yesterday, K approached me before school and said, “Dad, do you know how to make an envelope?”

“Sure.”  [Read more…]

The Most Dangerous Myth About Parenting

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Most parents are caught unaware of this myth and they operate based on it religiously and wonder why they keep heading in the wrong direction in parenting.

It’s not their fault. They are conditioned to believe this dangerous myth to be the truth. They think that’s the way parenting should be.

Unfortunately, they will be in for a surprise. A big one… in fact.

Here’s the myth I am talking about: [Read more…]